Reviews

The Abrams Guide to American House Styles by Ned Pratt, Radek Kurzaj, William Morgan, Richard Olsen

atris_lauraborealis's review against another edition

3.0

At first I loved the over-the-top editorial language but by the end it grated a bit. A bigger issue: I believe there was only one female architect mentioned in the entire 417 page tome and it was in the end notes about up-and-coming architects. This is a good lightweight introduction to the styles but I found the examples sometimes difficult to trace back to the description, it would be nice if the image description pointed out ways the picture emulated and differed from the style.

jameseckman's review

3.0

Useful as a supplement to other American home books, but not as a standalone text.